Chapter 717: Fight the snake with the stick

Compared with the previous dynasties, the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty can be described as extremely strict. The combination of the Yellow Book, which represents the household register, and the Fish Scale Book, which represents the distribution of the land in the world, almost limits a person's future. If a child of a peasant family or a child of a military family cannot study the imperial examination, then he can only inherit his father's business in this life. Without the permission of the local government, it is absolutely forbidden to leave the place of residence without permission, so it is also a great crime to forge a customs clearance guide.

Qiu Guoyong relied on a fake road guide, and then came to Guangzhou City from Chengmai County, the capital of Qiongzhou. Although the government will not come to the door to check the population all the time, the Qiu family is too conspicuous after all, so he used to live in a simple house at home, and when he arrived in Guangzhou a few days ago, he did not go out of the door, and only commanded the people below in the house. Now, however, he has experienced the greatest test since his successor head ruled over such a declining family.

The people only know that Qin Huaijin was rescued after falling into the water, and spent a few days in the house, but they don't know that the public case on the wharf in Huangpu Town that night, but there are impermeable walls in the world, and there are people in the officialdom shopping mall. The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, the Qiu family has been operating for more than ten years after arriving in Hainan, and there are several businesses in Guangzhou City.

Lao An Nai is a servant of Qiu Mansion, a confidant of Qiu Guoyong's side, at this time, he saw that his master was full of worry, and his hand holding the handrail was trembling slightly, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. So far, he can only open his mouth to persuade: "Second master, things may not be so bad......

"Don't persuade me with these nice words! Qin Huaijin, a eunuch of the Admiral City, pretended to fall into the water in a dignified manner, and then appeared at the dock with gold and silver, which was obviously preparing to flee for his life! If he hadn't lost his ground, why take such a big risk? For such a big matter, Chang Xin didn't report any rumors in advance, but walked with him, he clearly no longer regarded himself as a member of the Qiu family, and he clearly left everything to prepare to go overseas with that old gelding! I originally thought he was greedy for enjoyment, I just thought he was confused for a while, but I didn't expect him to ...... Unexpectedly...... This damn brute, does he know where the money he gave to the old gelding all these years came from? The whole family was frugal, and they all pointed to him......"

Seeing that Qiu Guoyong's forehead was bruised, and he even spoke a little incoherently, and finally covered his chest and couldn't breathe, Lao An hurriedly stepped forward to stroke his back and comfort, and took the teacup again. Seeing that Qiu Guoyong reluctantly swallowed a few sips of tea, his face softened slightly, and then he asked softly: "Second master, what should we do now?" ”

"You have inquired clearly, Qin Huaijin is under house arrest, and Changxin is in prison?"

"Yes, yes. The little one bribed people heavily, and I heard that the fifth young master was locked up alone in a prison cell. ”

"He hasn't suffered much since he was a child, and if he is locked up with a large group of prisoners, I'm afraid that he will be recruited in less than a quarter of an hour!" Qiu Guoyong sighed deeply, and felt more and more that he shouldn't have chosen such a useless nephew in the first place, "But even if he is detained alone, he will not be able to survive two days in a place like the Institute of Reasoning." Find a way to meet him, if you really can't do it......"

In an instant, he shook his head in a dejected manner. The eldest brother has been thinking hard all his life, but he only got two sons, Qiu Changtian escaped by death, and there was some news contact at first, but later he didn't know where to go, if Qiu Changxin had three long and two short, I am afraid that the eldest brother's spirit in the sky could not be at peace. However, if his own plan is known to the government, no matter who plays a book on it, the Qiu family will be finished. If...... If Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han who rebelled last year, could be more angry......

Lao An found that Qiu Guoyong was in deep thought, thinking that it would be difficult to make up his mind for a while, so he tiptoed out quietly, intending to let the master be alone for a while. However, when he lifted the bamboo curtain and came outside, he saw a figure running towards him. The man didn't have time to catch his breath before he said angrily, "Uncle An, it's not good! Spice ...... There was news from the spice shop, and a man ...... A person took the token of the fifth young master and came directly to the door, saying that it was ...... said that he was directly looking for the Qiu family's wordsman! Steward Wu pretended to invite someone to the back, and originally wanted to wait for an opportunity to take him down and ask what was going on, but who knew that this person was abnormal, but instead restrained Steward Wu at once, and said that he was from the political secretary's yamen! They didn't dare to act rashly, so they sent me to report the news! ”

For Lao An, who was already worried, this news was undoubtedly five thunderbolts. He stood there for a long time, when he realized that the messenger was counting on him, and ordered someone to wait outside the door, and hurried in. When he arrived inside, he saw that Qiu Guoyong was still maintaining the posture of the leader, so he could only step forward to convey the bad news.

"Well, it's always coming!"

Qiu Guoyong, who was exhausted, narrowed his eyes, and then said lightly: "Go and prepare the car, I'll go over in person." ”

"Second master, isn't it too risky to go out at this time, it's better for the little one to go over and welcome people over in person. Since Lord Zhang's surname is Zhang, he should always take care of the old feelings......"

"Now people are swords, I am fish and meat, the secretary of the political secretary is already in his early twenties, and there is no one in the young generation of the Holy Family, and he is a famous Zhang killer, if he doesn't care about it, who would dare to pick him? If one is not dealt with well, it will be a catastrophe, what is my safety at this time? Don't be verbose, let someone get ready! ”

The rise of the signboard of Wuyue in Guangzhou City is only a matter of more than ten years, at first it was just inconspicuous, but it was just a share of the pie by vassals of a few large commercial houses, but gradually it flourished. Because of the good relationship between the government and the background of Jingli according to legend, the leading big business saw that it was not ambitious and insatiable, so they let him go, and the middle business saw that it took the initiative to come up and hold a group, and it was even more unbearable. So over the years, Wuyue has three spice shops and five cloth villages, and it also has some share in the reception of goods. Therefore, it was the first time that the young men in the shop in front of the Wuyue Spice Store on Yuansheng Street saw the shopkeeper fidgeting and panicking.

Peng Shisan, who was treated in the back room with good tea and snacks, didn't bother to care about what other people were like. followed Zhang Yue to interrogate such a superb scum, he was originally a belly of fire, so when others were rough just now, he didn't spare his hand at all, and finally vented a little anger. At this time, he didn't pay any attention to whether the tea dim sum had made a fuss, what should be eaten, what should be drunk, and the result was that Steward Wu, who was sitting next to him, was like sitting on pins and needles.

Finally, he saw Lao An accompany Qiu Guoyong into the house, and hurriedly jumped up to greet him. In front of Peng Shisan, he didn't dare to say anything, only asked for guilt and said that he had eyes and didn't know Mount Tai, and he was willing to accept the punishment. However, to his surprise, what he was waiting for was an understatement.

"I'll talk about your business later, Lao An, you take him out!"

When the idle people were gone, Qiu Guoyong couldn't help but look at Peng Shisan in front of him with a complicated expression. The three dukes of Jingnan, Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu are all lifelong friendships with each other, because Zhang Yu died in battle to chase the title of the Duke of the Kingdom, Zhang Fu did not inherit the title of the Duke of the Kingdom, and at first he was only an earl, or his father Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng wrote a letter to ask for their lives, so Zhang Fu and other young heroes entered the seal one by one. Now, that one is the prestige of the Taishi Kingdom, but his family can only live in Hainan, and success or failure is so cruel. Peng Shisan used to be just a member of the family with Zhang Fu, and he didn't even have a seat in front of his father Qiu Fu, but now he has to come to see him in person.

"I haven't seen him for more than ten years, and the thirteenth brother is still impressive. I heard that the thirteenth brother has been officially appointed as the hereditary commander of the affairs, which is gratifying. ”

Peng Shisan looked at it for a while, and finally recognized this wealthy nobleman he had seen in the past, so he stood up: "Peng Shisan is a servant of the world, and he doesn't dare to be a brother of the second son." Besides, the geometry of the official is a divine grace, and I, Peng 13, am still a British general. ”

Although he was angry in his heart, Peng Shisan couldn't help but feel extremely uncomfortable when he thought that he was the son of the country at the beginning, and he was just a general, but now it was the other party's turn to give him a deep courtesy. After a long breath, he finally got impatient to speak in this crepe tone, so he simply got straight to the point.

"Since you see me, you should know what is going on. This time, I have come to give orders from my lords. I don't want to say anything else, I just want to ask, even if the Qiu family loses the title of duke, after all, it used to be a family, how can it teach such a disloyal, unfilial, faceless scum? The second son knows that in order to beg for his own life, he not only sold all the plans of your family backhandedly, but also sent all the handles of the Qiu family to the adults, saying that he could let him control the Qiu family in the palm of his hand from now on. Not only that, but he was also willing to write down the deed of life as a slave, and he actually planned to change his surname to Zhang! ”

The more Peng Shisan spoke, the more angry he became, until he saw Qiu Guoyong's purple face, he reluctantly withdrew the swearing words that had reached his lips, and said stupidly: "At that time, I really couldn't see that face, so I directly slapped it a few times!" ”

"Well played!"

Qiu Guoyong was shocked at first, then furious, but finally felt disheartened, and his clenched fists gradually loosened. It wasn't until he heard Peng Shisan's words that he couldn't help blurting out these three words. At this moment, the only remaining son of his brother and the blood of his relatives were all left behind by him. He only knew that the face that the family had been struggling to maintain had been ruined by this selfish nephew. If it were possible, he would even want to kill him with his own hands to wash away the shame.

Anger is anger, he has not forgotten Peng Shisan's current identity after all, so after a long silence, he asked with difficulty: "Since Master Zhang already knows, what does he want?" ”

If it was according to his own temperament, Peng Shisan naturally wanted to tell everything about Amber. However, what Zhang Yue said came to mind in an instant. At the beginning, Qiu Fu did treat the British public Zhang Fu with kindness, but if Qiu Fu did not secretly say it after the defeat of Qiu Fu's northern expedition, the Qiu family would not just be deprived of the title and move to Hainan, and those family properties would not know how much to lose.

Human nature is evil, don't look at Qiu Guoyong at this time, Qiu Changxin hates it to the bone, but if the head of the Qiu family knows the identity of Amber, I am afraid that he will immediately be caught, and when the time comes, he will be coerced if he is not satisfied.

So, according to what Zhang Yue had explained in advance, he said unhurriedly: "Before the adults left, my lord once instructed him that the Qiu family lived in Qiongzhou Mansion, and he should take care of one or two places where he could take care of them. Now this matter is only about Qin Huaijin and Qin Yi's father and son, and it has nothing to do with the Qiu family, does the second son understand? There is another thing that my lord asked me to tell the second son, until now, the title of Duke of Qi Guo will not be returned no matter what, if you want the whole family to return to Beijing, you have to put your mind on the descendants of your children, and you should not use this seemingly convenient shortcut! This time he was able to press it down, but next time he might not be so lucky! ”

In terms of age, Zhang Yue is undoubtedly a junior, but now he is the eldest parent official in Guangdong Province, and Qiu Guoyong has to listen to it and dare not listen to it. Moreover, when Zhang Yue mentioned his descendants, he felt that his vest was hot, but more of it was nameless sadness and frustration. But if one of his sons and nephews is a good man, why should he be like this? Take his generation as an example, he and his eldest brother only woke up after the big changes in the family, but now the younger brothers in the family are still the same, living only on the monthly routine of the family. The younger generation removed Qiu Changtian and Qiu Changxin, at most they were honest and responsible, and they couldn't pick anyone out at all.

However, the most important thing at the moment is that Zhang Yue will not offend the Qiu family, but will only pursue the scum of the family. At this moment, as soon as he saw Peng Shisan getting up to leave, he hurriedly chased after him, and he didn't care about any reputation and dignity: "Brother Thirteen, thank you for coming over to inform me about this this time, I ...... I have one more thing to ask for. Since Mr. Xiao Zhang has taken office in Guangzhou, he must have the intention of reopening the market. I promise that from now on, the Qiu family will not take these crooked paths, can I ask him to be a little accommodating and take care of them, so that the Qiu family can have no worries about food and clothing? ”

Peng Shisan had already reached out to open the curtain, and suddenly stood up when he heard this. At first, he didn't believe what Zhang Yue said about beating snakes with sticks, but now he has to believe it. As soon as the crisis was solved, the other party immediately put aside those who took the initiative to come up and ask for care, if he knew that a girl from the Qiu family was by Zhang Yue's side, then what would it be? Fortunately, he turned his back to others at this time, and he didn't worry about being seen with his changing face.

"The second son's Wuyue Commercial Bank is also a little famous in Guangzhou, is it not enough?"

"Thirteenth brother, the interest rate of the business bank over the years is really good, and the Qiu family doesn't need to be sent to Chengmai, the cost is not big, but the silver money sent to Zhonggui over the years is not a small number, and now there is not much left. If Mr. Zhang can be accommodating, the thirteen or fourteen medium-sized firms in Guangzhou will not be able to compete with the big firms, but I can persuade them to contribute. Although businessmen pursue profits, they use it well but are great achievements. Whether it's indoctrination or appeasement, don't you all need money? ”